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Rock's 9 Best Piano Men (And Women)

In the 1950s boogie woogie piano was the foundation of rock.
You couldn't find any self-respecting rock band that didn't have a piano
player. In the '60s, the piano was pushed out by Marshall stacks and punishing
decibels of volume. In the '70s, the piano was now the exclusive province of
singer-songwriters. Then they disappeared again (if you don't count the endless
parade of bad '80s synthesizers) until the late '90s,when a bunch of super-sensitive dudes started
churning out tunes with super-sensitive arpeggios. Now, the piano is back. In
honor of the release of Elton John's first album since 2006, The Diving
Board, here's our list of the best piano players in rock. — Shawn Amos